Trump executive allegedly drugged rival in GM Building bid

The General Motors Building on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street — one of the priciest office buildings in America – has had its share of landlords over the years from Bill Zeckendorf to Harry Macklowe. But according to a new book, Donald Trump was its most notorious.

When Donald Trump was in the midst of negotiations for the building, his head of acquisitions, Abe Wallach, allegedly drugged a rival with sleeping pills on a flight. While the man was out, Wallach went through the man’s valise in search of sensitive documents, Vicky Ward told the New York Post. Ward’s new book “The Liar’s Ball: The Extraordinary Saga of How One Building Broke the World’s Toughest Tycoons,” chronicles the history of the building.

Wallach told Ward that at the time he worried that he gave his rival too big a dose and that his victim might die.

“This is an exposé of the kill-or-be-killed world of these real-estate tycoons — the dark side of capitalism,” Ward told the Post.

Trump only briefly owned the building with Indiana businessman Stephen Hilbert, who, Ward says, “married the woman who jumped out of his son’s birthday cake.” [NYP] – Christopher Cameron

Was Trump behind this? How much did he know? He should be brought up on charges.

Insider

Of course, he was behind it. Trump knew everything Abe was doing.

Insider

I knew every, single aspect of the GM sale to Trump. He even refused to pay the broker, on this deal, without whom he could never have purchased the building.

capo

That Trump is one classy guy!

patrickswqyze

He must have been refreshed for the meeting

Guest

A lot of nonsense, in the reality of NYC real estate&development Trump is small potatoes, he’s nothing more than an easy target for hacks, Putting Democrat Boss Tweed in the book is typical hack work another favorite target, he ripped off $200 million of NYC taxpayer money come on the guy died in 1870, fairy tales thhis broad is a dingbat.